Bill Cosby admitted in a 2005 deposition that he obtained sedatives called Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with. He admitted giving the drug to at least one woman.

Bill Cosby admitted in a 2005 deposition that he obtained sedatives called Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with. He admitted giving the drug to at least one woman.

The Associated Press went to court to compel the release of the documents, and they were made public on Monday. Cosby's lawyers had objected on the grounds that it would embarrass their client.

The 77-year-old comedian was giving evidence under oath in a lawsuit filed by a former employee of Temple University in Philadelphia.

He told the court he gave her three half-pills of Benadryl.

Cosby settled that sexual-abuse lawsuit for undisclosed terms in 2006.

More than a dozen women have since accused him of sexually assaulting them. Some believe they were also drugged.

Cosby has never been criminally charged, and most of the accusations are barred by statutes of limitations.

Cosby's lawyers in the Philadelphia case did not immediately return phone calls.